Brahms Symphony No. 2

Saturday, January 20th, 2018 - 8:00 PMConexus Arts Centre

Samuel Barber and Johannes Brahms, two of the greatest craftsmen of melody ever, are brought together for one night of music that will stimulate the full range of human emotion. This program includes Barber’s movingAdagio for Strings,and his sunnier and more lyrical Violin Concerto. The evening concludes with one of Brahms’s most optimistic and joyful works, hisSymphony No. 2.

Comic Orchestra

Sunday, February 4th, 2018 - 3:00 PMKnox Metropolitan United Church

Accompanied by a string quartet of RSO musicians, Christopher Hall delights people with beautiful music while making them laugh. Hall takes the peculiar rituals surrounding classical music—and the musicians themselves—and hilariously turns it all upside down and inside out!

Requiem

Saturday, March 10th, 2018 - 8:00 PMConexus Arts Centre

For the first time ever, the RSO is honoured to welcome Grammy and Juno award winning conductor Bramwell Tovey to the stage. Maestro Tovey leads the orchestra, choirs, and soloists in Fauré’s Requiem, a moving and powerful dedication to those that came before us. Opening the program is a brand new work composed by Maestro Tovey himself.

Tchaikovsky & Mozart

Saturday, April 14th, 2018 - 8:00 PMConexus Arts Centre

Laying down the musical foundations that would shape the course of history, Mozart is the ultimate Classical master. Join us for an evening celebrating his work, and the work of those who were inspired by him. The program features Regina born cellist, Blair Lofgren, in a performance of Tchaikovsky’sRococo Variations, a perfect homage to the composer’s idol.

West Side Story

Saturday, May 12th, 2018 - 8:00 PMConexus Arts Centre

This program of orchestral blockbusters pushes musical boundaries to their limits! The program begins with the RSO's annual side-by-side with the SSYO during Wagner'sDie Meistersinger: Prelude. Next, Leonard Bernstein’s groundbreaking Broadway musical is given the full symphonic treatment inSymphonic Dances from West Side Story, and Stravinsky’s puppet burlesque ballet score finishes the season in an explosion of symphonic colour.